GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
CVE-2025-11840
Primary source · Revision 1
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Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-11840
Binutils
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Structured affected-version data
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[
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"vendor": "GNU",
"product": "Binutils",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.45"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2025-11840
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- #26893 · Revision 1
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